In short: We review every centre against the whole market and keep it on the lowest energy rate, automatically. It’s $0 to join, we’re paid only from a share of the savings we find, and 10,000+ business locations already buy their energy this way. From a single family-run centre to an early learning group.
Childcare energy
Energy procurement for childcare centres
We review every centre against the whole market and keep it on the lowest energy rate, automatically.
$11.2M+
Saved across ANZ
10,000+
Business locations buying as one
$0
To join
The childcare problem
Why do childcare centres rarely buy energy well?
Centres run to fixed hours and fixed staffing ratios, so energy is one of the few costs that can come down without touching the care.
Usage lands in the expensive hours
Centres open early and close in the evening on weekdays, so most of the usage falls during the day, which is when time-of-use tariffs charge more. A cheap off-peak rate does little for a centre.
Rooms have to stay comfortable
Centres have to keep rooms at a temperature that’s safe for children, so heating and cooling run every day the centre is open. Kitchens, hot water and laundry add to it.
Energy is never top of the list
A centre’s priority is the children, not the energy market. When a contract ends it rolls onto the retailer’s next rate, and checking it is one more job for a director who already has plenty.
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The process
How does energy procurement work for a childcare centre?
Start with one centre, or the whole group
See an estimate for one centre in 60 seconds, or send us every centre’s bills and we review them together.
We review every centre against the whole market
Each centre is benchmarked on its own tariff, distribution network and usage, then priced as part of a buying group of 10,000+ business locations.
You approve before anything changes
You see the saving for each centre and the rate it will pay, already after our share. Nothing switches until you approve it.
We handle the switch, then keep watching
We manage the switch with the retailer. Nothing changes at the centre and supply isn’t interrupted. Then we keep reviewing prices and hold every renewal date, including for new centres as you open them.
One centre or many
What does a single centre get, and what does a group get?
For a single centre
$0 to join. We refuse retailer commissions. Our only income is a share of the savings we find you, and every rate we quote is already after our share.
Kept on the lowest rate. We review your prices every month, and if there’s anything cheaper we switch you. On small business plans in New Zealand: if no better rate is found in 12 months, you get $100 off your next bill, credited in NZD.
Off the director’s desk. We deal with the retailer and the paperwork, so energy is one less thing to chase.
For a group of centres
One process for every centre. Every centre is reviewed, switched and watched the same way, whichever region or network it sits in.
New centres start on the right rate. A new centre joins the group’s process from the day it opens, instead of starting on whatever default rate the local retailer offers.
Every invoice in one place. The platform keeps every centre’s bills, usage and spend in one view, ready for finance to report from. First 50 bills free, and free when we run your procurement.
Run several centres? Book a portfolio review and we’ll look at every centre at once.
Proof
Which childcare centres already buy energy this way?
Birches Early Learning Centre
A family-owned early learning group on the lowest prices in the buying group, with new centres set up through Termina as they open.
The buying group
10,000+ business locations
$11.2M+ saved for clients across ANZ, by business locations buying their energy as one. $0 to join.
Guarantee
$100 off your next bill
On small business plans in New Zealand: if no better rate is found in 12 months, you get $100 off your next bill, credited in NZD.
Questions
What else do people ask about childcare energy?
Our centre is only open on weekdays. Which tariff suits us?
It depends on your usage and your network. Because a centre uses most of its energy on weekdays during the day, the daytime rate carries more weight than the off-peak rate. We benchmark each centre on its own usage and tariff.
Do you cover gas?
Yes. Gas for heating, hot water and kitchens is reviewed alongside electricity.
Will switching affect the centre?
No. Nothing changes physically at the centre and there’s no interruption to supply. We handle the switch with the retailer.
What does it cost?
$0 to join. We refuse retailer commissions, and our only income is a share of the savings we find. Every rate we quote is already after our share, so the number you see is the number you get.
We run several centres. Can you tender them together?
Centres owned by one legal entity go to market together as one portfolio. Centres held by separate companies each get their own pricing round and sign their own agreement, and every one of them buys with the leverage of 10,000+ business locations behind it.
What if you can’t find a saving for a centre?
Then that centre pays nothing, and it stays in the review cycle for when the market moves. On small business plans in New Zealand: if no better rate is found in 12 months, you get $100 off your next bill, credited in NZD.
We’re opening a new centre. Can you set up its energy?
Yes. We set up the new centre’s account so it starts on a reviewed rate instead of the local retailer’s default offer.
What is Termina?
Termina is an Australian and New Zealand business energy procurement company and energy data platform. 10,000+ business locations buy their energy through Termina as one group, clients have saved $11.2M+ across ANZ, and it costs $0 to join.
Get started
We only win when you do
Start with one centre’s bill, or bring us the group.